In a new Instagram video, Savannah Guthrie thanked the public for praying for the safe return of her 84-year-old mother, who has been missing for more than a week. She spoke directly to the camera, saying her family needs the public's help.

"We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her," the 'Today' host said in a new video message on Instagram Saturday.

Savannah Guthrie released a Monday afternoon video asking for the public’s help in finding her 84-year-old mother Nancy in this “hour of desperation” as the search enters week

The video appeal came on the same day as a reported deadline to pay the people believed to be holding the TV presenter's 84-year-old mother.

More than 100 local state and FBI agents are on the case as Nancy's family makes emotional appeals to her captors via Instagram

Megyn Kelly said Savannah Guthrie wearing makeup in a plea video for the first time was 'very good sign' that she's 'finding herself' again.

Follow for live updates on the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, which has entered its ninth day.